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Particularly inspiring in this Year of Mercy, here is an extraordinary letter written by a young nun, Sister Lucy Vertrusc, to her mother superior. Sister Vertrusc became pregnant after she was raped in 1995 during the war in the former Yugoslavia. The letter appeared in an Italian newspaper at the behest of her Mother Superior. […]
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From: Vatican Radio — A life-size bronze statue of Mother Teresa would be installed at the residence of the Calcutta archbishop on Aug 25, the eve of Mother Teresa’s 106th birth anniversary. This was announced by Archbishop Thomas D’Souza of Calcutta at a press meet at the Archbishop’s House in Kolkata on August 19. The
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Are you unhappy with the selection in the emoji keyboard on your phone? Need something to capture those Catholic moments better? You gotta check out the Catholic Emoji app by Little Flower Strategies. For your daily/weekly Rosary When you just need to share Jesus, literally For Mother Theresa’s canonization During Lent
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Devin Rose is all about groundbreaking. If you didn’t read the amazing work he did in The Protestant’s Dilemma, go ahead and add that to your cart as well. This book is a game changer, and frankly, as I turned the first several pages I was wondering why this book was only just published. What
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Can’t decide if this version of The Sound of Silence from Disturbed or Simon and Garfunkel is the best version. The one in Gregorian Chant leaves chills… all of them do. Here’s the lyrics: Hello darkness, my old friend I’ve come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I
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“Based on one of the greatest stories ever told.” Ben-Hur movie looks incredible, just check out out: Chariots Massive ships People rolling Morgan Freeman What else can you ask for? … Ben-Hur looks ridiculously exciting, and there’s reason for Catholics to get excited as well. Sophia Press has produces a companion book
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In the middle of the third quarter of the 2014-2015 school year, I sat down and started to write a book of daily reflections for teachers in Catholic schools. In a whirlwind of output, I managed to finish it around four months later, in the middle of the summer of 2015, and Called to Teach will be
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KOLKATA, India (CNS) Although the Sept. 4 canonization is at the Vatican, Kolkata is making preparations. Scholars, priests, students and artists are continuously holding seminars, exhibitions and prayer meetings every day across the city to propagate “Mother Teresa’s philosophy towards humanity.” “I have made several new paintings depicting her ideology that will be exhibited at
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(Vatican Radio) After twenty weeks and 143 posts, including a number of videos, Pope Francis’ Instragram account has now reached more than three million followers. Unlike the Pope’s Twitter account, which goes out in nine different languages, there is only one official Instagram account. Each post, though, is subtitled in numerous languages. Followers of @franciscus
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1. Missed Mass without a valid reason Slept in on accident? Completely forgot? Perhaps you just decided you wouldn’t go. If you were not seriously ill or in a situation where it is impossible (vacation is not a good reason), you need confession. Bookmark MassTimes.org now, and make sure you never miss Mass again.
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Grief is something everyone handles differently, therefore it makes sense that there isn’t a one size fits all to supporting friends and family who have lost a baby. Especially if we have never experienced this type of loss, we can find ourself lumped into the group of “they mean well” trying to find words to
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Sister Theresa Aleteia Noble wrote a hilarious piece a while back, 10 Things You Should Never Say to a Nun, and we asked if we could being it to you. We’re very happy she was generous. Here’s her original piece from Aleteia.com: I recently read a popular piece over at Epic Pew by Shaun McAfee
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Eye of the Tiber is constantly pointing out the absurdity happening around the church with its sharp wit and satire. Unfortunately, there are some who must be first time visitors to the site, and didn’t realize it’s not an actual news source. Apparently, the satire wasn’t satirical enough. Jovan says it best: Here’s a few
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They’re open year round, and there’s probably one very close to you. Make plans for a pilgrimage today. Alabama Ave Maria Grotto and St. Bernard Abbey In the South Eastern United States you will find one of the country’s most magnificent works. Often called “Jerusalem in Miniature” this 4-acre park is designed to provide a
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With all the great Catholic schools available, why would you EVER choose FUS? I mean, really. 1. All those households. Boring! I mean, seriously: who needs a family away from home? Lame. 2. There’s no social life whatsoever Can’t they invent something to do? 3. Nothing for young people to do either
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The new host of Late Show, Stephen Colbert is a well known Catholic comedian. His faith and humor are on full display in his latest episode. Watch his hilarious and sincere welcome to Pope Francis: Now, watch him interview the Archbishop of Miami, his Excellency, Thomas Wenski. For more laughs check out the full
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It is very easy for us to fall into the trap of believing that our age is some how special or much worse compared to previous ages. From the standpoint of world history, the last Century was the bloodiest on record, that seems to be undeniably true. But what about in Church History? The Synod on the
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I think there came a point where we all realized that a bar was the worst place to meet our future spouse (no offense to any of you for whom THAT worked out). Maybe our grandparents were right. Wanna meet a nice boy? Get thee to Church! Here are the top 10 reasons to date
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The use of social media is a tremendous gift, but it also can have a darker side to it. Each day as we scroll through the news-feeds of the various platforms we use daily, we are inundated with news from around the world. This news makes the world seem smaller and at times the onslaught
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The Catholic Blogosphere has been on fire since Pope Francis promulgated his second encyclical, Laudato Si. The best thing that you can do is read it for yourself. When it comes to Church documents, it is much better to read the document yourself, rather than relying on the analysis of someone else. The worst thing
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